Services 71/X71 | Colchester Road, Chelmsford | Road closure

6th Sep 2024Mid Essex

Location

Colchester Road, Chelmsford
Cause

Roadworks
Responsibility

Essex County Council
Effective

12/09/2024 - 14/09/2024

A section of Colchester Road, Chelmsford will be closed for works, on a nightly basis, from Thursday 12th September to Saturday 14th September 2024.

The road is to be closed from 21:00hrs each night to 05:00hrs the next morning.

Due to the location of the road closure the 71 and 71X services will be placed on diversion:

Towards Chelmsford

Services 71 and X71 will divert after serving Sainsburys bus stop via Colchester Road, the A131 and Chelmer Road (A138) before returning to normal line of route on Cuton Hall Lane.

Towards Colchester

Services 71 and X71 will divert after serving Chelmer Village Way bus stop via New Dukes Way, Chelmer Road (A138) and Colchester Road before circumnavigating the roundabout (at entrance to Sainsburys) to return to normal line of route at Sainsburys bus stop.

The following bus stops will not be served in both directions: Army Reserves Centre

We apologise for the disruption to your bus journey.

>>> Service Changes from 1st June 2025

Last updated 21/05/2025 - Information added about minor change(s) to 407 and 417 services.

We are making minor changes to the Essex bus network from Sunday 1st June 2025.

Key details:

Service:	Journey:	What's changing?
2A	Highwoods to Horkesley Heath	Minor timetable changes to evening and Sunday journeys to improve the punctuality of the 2A service. This service is operated under contract to Essex County Council. Essex County Council has approved the timetable changes.
X20	Colchester to Stansted Airport (via Braintree)	The X20 service will be re-routed, between Great Dunmow and Stansted Airport, via the B1256, Little Canfield and Takely. The overall number of journeys provided remains unchanged, with some minor timing changes to the timetable to accommodate the re-routing. The change in route provides a weekly/24hr service to Stansted Airport, Great Dunmow, Braintree and Colchester. 45 minute journeys between Braintree and Stansted Airport. The maximum single fare remains at £3 until the end of 2025 (funded by HM Government). This offers great value for journeys from Colchester, Braintree and Great Dunmow to Stansted Airport. For customers travelling between Takeley and Stansted Airport - a maximum £2 single fare will apply.
407/417	Old Harlow to Harlow Hospital	The Old Harlow terminus point has been moved from Aspen Way to Old Oak Way.

Service:

Journey:

What's changing?

Highwoods to Horkesley Heath

Minor timetable changes to evening and Sunday journeys to improve the punctuality of the 2A service.

This service is operated under contract to Essex County Council.
Essex County Council has approved the timetable changes.

X20

Colchester to Stansted Airport (via Braintree)

The X20 service will be re-routed, between Great Dunmow and Stansted Airport, via the B1256, Little Canfield and Takely.

The overall number of journeys provided remains unchanged, with some minor timing changes to the timetable to accommodate the re-routing.
The change in route provides a weekly/24hr service to Stansted Airport, Great Dunmow, Braintree and Colchester.
45 minute journeys between Braintree and Stansted Airport.

The maximum single fare remains at £3 until the end of 2025 (funded by HM Government). This offers great value for journeys from Colchester, Braintree and Great Dunmow to Stansted Airport.

For customers travelling between Takeley and Stansted Airport - a maximum £2 single fare will apply.

407/417

Old Harlow to Harlow Hospital

The Old Harlow terminus point has been moved from Aspen Way to Old Oak Way.

The NEW timetables are available to download/print here ↓

First Essex | May Bank Holiday 2025

A Sunday service will operate, across our Essex network, on the May Bank Holiday and Spring Bank Holiday.

Monday 5th May 2025 (Early May Bank Holiday)	Sunday Service
Monday 26th May 2025 (Spring Bank Holiday)	Sunday Service

Please plan ahead and refer to our Sunday timetables: Route maps | First Bus

Or view live bus times, plan your journey, and get service updates in real time on the First Bus app.